# विवाह
## Hindi
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विवाह (vivāha). Doublet of ब्याह (byāh).

### Pronunciation

* (Delhi) IPA: /ʋɪ.ʋɑːɦ/, [ʋɪ.ʋäːʱ]

### Noun

विवाह • (vivāh) m (Urdu spelling وواہ)
* marriage, wedding
    Synonyms: शादी (śādī), ब्याह (byāh), लग्न (lagna)
    इस विवाह ने दोनों परिवारों को जोड़ दिया है।is vivāh ne donõ parivārõ ko joṛ diyā hai.This marriage has united the two families.
    आँधी की वजह से, मेरा विवाह स्थगित हो गया।āndhī kī vajah se, merā vivāh sthagit ho gayā.Because of the storm, my wedding was postponed.

#### Derived terms

* अनुलोम-विवाह (anulom-vivāh)
* प्रतिलोम-विवाह (pratilom-vivāh)
* प्रीति-विवाह (prīti-vivāh)
* बहुविवाह (bahuvivāh)
* बाल-विवाह (bāl-vivāh)
* विधवा-विवाह (vidhvā-vivāh)
* विवाह करना (vivāh karnā)

### References

* Bahri, Hardev (1989) “विवाह”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
* Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “विवाह”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

## Marathi
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विवाह (vivāha). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘪𑘹𑘌 (veo), 𑘪𑘲𑘪𑘿𑘮𑘰 (vīvhā) and 𑘪𑘲𑘪𑘰𑘌 (vīvāo).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋi.ʋaɦ/, [ʋi.ʋʱa]

### Noun

विवाह • (vivāh) m
* wedding
* marriage

#### Synonyms

* लग्न (lagna)

### References

* Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “विवाह”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
* Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “वेओ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
* Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “विवाओ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
* Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “विव्हा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

## Nepali
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विवाह (vivāha).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bibä̤ː]
* Phonetic Devanagari: बिबाः

### Noun

विवाह • (vivāha)
* marriage, wedding
    Synonyms: बिहा (bihā), बिहे (bihe)

#### Derived terms

* बहुविवाह (bahuvivāha)
* बाल-विवाह (bāl-vivāha)
* विधवा-विवाह (vidhawā-vivāha)
* विवाह गर्नु (vivāha garnu)

### References

* “विवाह”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

## Sanskrit
### Alternative scripts

* ৱিৱাহ (Assamese script)
* ᬯᬶᬯᬵᬳ (Balinese script)
* বিবাহ (Bengali script)
* 𑰪𑰰𑰪𑰯𑰮 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀯𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀳 (Brahmi script)
* ဝိဝါဟ (Burmese script)
* વિવાહ (Gujarati script)
* ਵਿਵਾਹ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌹 (Grantha script)
* ꦮꦶꦮꦴꦲ (Javanese script)
* 𑂫𑂱𑂫𑂰𑂯 (Kaithi script)
* ವಿವಾಹ (Kannada script)
* វិវាហ (Khmer script)
* ວິວາຫ (Lao script)
* വിവാഹ (Malayalam script)
* ᠸᡳᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡥᠠ (Manchu script)
* 𑘪𑘱𑘪𑘰𑘮 (Modi script)
* ᠸᠢᠸᠠᢗᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
* 𑧊𑧒𑧊𑧑𑧎 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐰𑐶𑐰𑐵𑐴 (Newa script)
* ଵିଵାହ (Odia script)
* ꢮꢶꢮꢵꢲ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆮𑆴𑆮𑆳𑆲 (Sharada script)
* 𑖪𑖰𑖪𑖯𑖮 (Siddham script)
* විවාහ (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩾𑩑𑩾𑩛𑪂 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚦𑚮𑚦𑚭𑚩 (Takri script)
* விவாஹ (Tamil script)
* వివాహ (Telugu script)
* วิวาห (Thai script)
* ཝི་ཝཱ་ཧ (Tibetan script)
* 𑒫𑒱𑒫𑒰𑒯 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨭𑨁𑨭𑨊𑨱 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Etymology

From वि- (vi-, “away”) +‎ वाह (vāha, “taking, carrying”), literally “leading away [the bride]”.

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /ʋi.ʋɑː.ɦɐ́/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /ʋiˈʋɑː.ɦɐ/

### Noun

विवाह • (vivāhá) stem, m (root विवह्)
* marriage; marriage with (with instrumental case, with or without सह (saha))
* vehicle

#### Descendants

* Prakrit: 𑀯𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀳 (vivāha) (see there for further descendants)
* → Hindustani:
    Hindi: विवाह (vivāh)
    Urdu: وِواہ (vivāh)
* → Kannada: ವಿವಾಹ (vivāha)
* → Lao: ວິວາຫະ (wi wā ha)
* → Malayalam: വിവാഹം (vivāhaṁ)
* → Marathi: विवाह (vivāh)
* → Nepali: विवाह (vivāha)
* → Old Javanese: wiwāha (see there for further descendants)
* → Tamil: விவாகம் (vivākam), விவாஹம் (vivāham)
* → Telugu: వివాహము (vivāhamu)
* → Thai: วิวาห์ (wí-waa)

### References

* Monier Williams (1899) “Vi-vāhá”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 987, column 2.